Heating up
- Thread starter Halldan1
- Start date
I had the same question about Walters but he does tweet a lot of times about where he believes players will wind up.
You mean the staff finally decided that signing a local, borderline top 100 big man is a good idea?
Funny how they’ve signed tons of players over the years that had no business playing D1, yet a kid like this they hesitate on.
Man I hope they make some changes to this staff. These guys suck at recruiting.
Funny how they’ve signed tons of players over the years that had no business playing D1, yet a kid like this they hesitate on.
Man I hope they make some changes to this staff. These guys suck at recruiting.
They played a similar game with JW after the Duval thing too...
Yeah it’s their fault kids haven’t passed up bags, boxes, and envelopes filled with cash to come to Seton Hall. Sadly I believe kids want to play for Willard and Sha but are being given offers we can’t match and the players can’t refuse.
Maybe if you had a clue on what you're talking about you would deserve a listen. But you don't! You simply troll on and on about anything negative you can conjure up.
Recruiting the very best local players is fine.
Assuming you are going to land some, even any, of them without giving away jobs is foolish. The FBI showed you one reason why.
Jordan Walker and Valdir Manuel are the types of players Willard can actually get.
Why hesitate on signing them?
His recruiting strategy is pure chaos. Now I’m reading he’s bringing a 2 star player from the Midwest in for a visit? The kid has offers from Tennessee State and SIUE.
Why the hesitation by the staff on Manuel?
Do they have someone better lined up like Austin Richie?
Last edited:
Well, I would have thought that you would know the behind the scenes situation re his recruitment since you you're so strongly opinionated. Guess not.
The staff is handling the situation well. They know what they're doing. Otherwise they would not be aiming for their 3rd consecutive NCAA appearance. Something that has not been done since the PJ years.
The staff is handling the situation well. They know what they're doing. Otherwise they would not be aiming for their 3rd consecutive NCAA appearance. Something that has not been done since the PJ years.
Willard has done a great job the past 2 years getting the team to the dance.
His recruiting is still baffling. He takes borderline D1 players like Auda, Germiapoor, Carter, Anderson, etc but hesitates on Manuel?
I’m no insider but everything I’ve been told is that he’s wanted to commit to SHU for awhile.
I was enjoying the thread until Simone crapped all over it. This is good news for crying out loud!
His recruiting is baffling?? Our lineup next season already has Walker, Powell, Cale, Gordon, McKnight, Thompson, Nzei, Mamu, Gill, and Brodie. We're looking for 3 guys. We definitely need at least 1 to be a true SF. If the 2 star is a guy with little chance of playing next year but great future potential, I'm all for it.
165 posts, 100% of them negative to Willard and staff.
Recruiting has so many ins and outs that the general public is unaware of. Even some partial insiders like myself and a few others here do not know everything that goes on.
Too many times we (and that means all of us) criticize without all the facts.
Let the process play out.
Too many times we (and that means all of us) criticize without all the facts.
Let the process play out.
HD just hit the nail on the head. People would be amazed at what goes on behind the scenes in big time college hoops recruiting. Best to not criticize what you don’t understand , IMO.
I'm baffled that Simone only has ~160 posts. I guess the sheer impact of them has been greater than actual volume.
I personally don't need to know the ins and outs to know that Willard, Holloway, Hill, and Billmeier each know way more about basketball than I'll ever know. Predicting success of players is hard. Getting kids that fit and play as a team is also hard and those qualities are beyond what we can see even if we watched every one of their HS games.
I love this team that the coaches have assembled.
Just a question. We are now looking for a top wing and another PG. What if Sandro is actually a big 3. Have we ever had this much size on this team.
Playing
5 AD, Gil
4 ish, Nzei
3 Desi, Sandro, Cale
2 Powell, Gordon
1 Deano, Jelly
Cale can float from 3 to 2
That’s 11 for this year.
Manuel, Gil and Brodie fight out for the 5
Nzei, Sandro + 1 at the 4
Sandro Cale +1 at the 3
Powell, McKnight at the 2
Jelly plus 1 at the 1
That makes 13.
Doesn’t look too bad to me plus we have some relatively talented walk-on’s
Playing
5 AD, Gil
4 ish, Nzei
3 Desi, Sandro, Cale
2 Powell, Gordon
1 Deano, Jelly
Cale can float from 3 to 2
That’s 11 for this year.
Manuel, Gil and Brodie fight out for the 5
Nzei, Sandro + 1 at the 4
Sandro Cale +1 at the 3
Powell, McKnight at the 2
Jelly plus 1 at the 1
That makes 13.
Doesn’t look too bad to me plus we have some relatively talented walk-on’s
That was my thought a while ago if we struck out with King. Mamu at Sf.
And getting Kids that go to class & succeed kw & staff never seem to get any credit for that ... Rarely mentioned here cept 4 me.
That’s because this board gets hijacked by a handful of posters whose only goal is point out every fault of the staff and never are seen when good things happen.
Taurean Thompson was a home run get for this program. That kid has unlimited potential. Add in Manuel and McKnight coming from Sacred Heart and don’t think that’s too shabby either for the ‘18-19 season.
For some reason, I have always liked Gordon's game. I am definitely glad he is on the team as he brings tremendous back court depth. However, given his PT, I have also always worried about him leaving.
You are right! TT at the 5 for next year and Gordon at the 2 maybe the 1 if he gets his act together. Sorry. Makes it even better.
I don't think Gordon ever gets minutes here, wish he had that talent but I for one don't see it.
Similar threads
